Essential personnel and the 61 terrorists left at Gitmo are staying put. Let’s hope this stays that way through January 20, 2017.
U.S. military cargo planes have begun evacuating about 700 family members of troops and other staff from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, ahead of Hurricane Matthew.
“We have to prepare for the worst-case scenario” — a Category 3 or 4 hurricane making a direct hit on the remote base,” Navy Capt. David Culpepper, the base commander, said Saturday, according to the Miami Herald.
“Things are kind of in motion here at this point. We are trying to execute the most prudent plan given what we know.”As of Sunday morning, the first group of residents have been airlifted to a “safe haven” in Pensacola, Fla.
Five more flights are expected Sunday.
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